Recent flight cancellations by indigo have exposed india's aviation market issues Behind the chaos lies a deeper structural failure in india’s. Leaving a large market to one airline created problems
Stricter pilot rules caused crew shortages Thousands of passengers were stranded—missing meetings, holidays and even weddings—as indigo cancelled more than 2,000 flights Authorities rolled back rules, but the incident damaged india's image
Asia too big to fail Indigo crisis exposes risks in indian aviation stranded passengers wait outside the indigo airline's kiosk at kempegowda international airport in bengaluru on dec 6, 2025. Once the poster child of on time budget air travel in india, indigo is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis
